The Lennon Report

1

- My name is Alan Weiss.

I'm a producer at eye

witness news in New York.

Dr. Halleran, is

the patient responding

to internal cardiac compression?

No, still nothing.

Yes, I was inside the

emergency department

when they brought

John Lennon in.

Do you think it's time?

I'll do my best. Tell you

as much as I know

in as much detail as I can.

Today, France performed

nuclear testing on

Mururoa island.

- The Soviets are poised

to invade Poland

and what are we doing about it?

- Several nations joined in

the U.S.-led boycott

of the summer Olympics

in the u.S.S.R.

- The Dow Jones industrial

average soared by

15-percent this year.

Is this the end of

the recession?

- Confirmation from the

white house that

eight Americans died in the

failed rescue attempt.

- We're over a year into the

hostage crisis in Iran

and there doesn't seem to

be an end in sight.

- Iran once again celebrated

the anniversary of

"death to America day."

- Yeah, that's fine we're

boycotting the Olympics

but Russia is still in

Afghanistan.

What good did it do?

I do not agree with

the cuts that were made

by the congress.

I believe we should be

going toward with the

b-1 bomber program.

I think we should be going

toward with the trident

submarine program

to keep pace with Russia.

The electoral votes for

president Reagan say it all.

The liberal era is over.

- Early speculation

is that Reagan's

business-friendly politics

will be a boon to

economic recovery.

- The police raided

a home in the Bronx today,

arresting several members

of the black panthers.

- Crime rates continue

to rise with unemployment

in New York lingering

at ten percent.

Mayor Koch doesn't seem

to have an answer.

- Iran resumed its

petroleum exports this week.

- War has broken out between

north and south Yemen.

- Congressmen Allard Lowenstein

was shot and killed in his

Rockefeller center law office.

- We're getting a report of

a robbery in Astoria.

- Early reports of a

mugging in central park.

- This city has gotten to

the point where a congressman

isn't safe in his own office?

- Crimes are up again this year.

- It looks like 1980 will be

the most violent year

in New York City history.

- Police arrested three

Manhattan men suspected of

committing six break-ins.

- over thirty murders this year.

- We're hearing a report of

a police-involved shooting

in central park.

- Our department is responding

to a three-alarm fire.

- Reports of a five-alarm

fire in Brooklyn.

- Shooting on the

lower east side.

- Senator Edward Kennedy

gave an impassioned

speech about the role of guns in

our society.

- Reagan's going to have to

get these hostage's back!

At least he has a backbone!

- Just because Sweeney was

unstable doesn't mean I

should give up my rights!

I will

see you then, okay? Bye.

Your mail, Mr. Weiss.

- Thank you.

- What's in it?

- A letter.

- But... what's it about?

- Not sure.

Jeff, you shouldn't

worry about that.

It's most likely a letter

from his o.B.G.Y.N.

Determining that he

is in fact a hermaphrodite.

- Oh, you're a real

mind reader, Neil!

I wrote that one myself!

Are you gonna open it?

- Yeah, I'm gonna look

at it later, buddy.

- Is my jacket in here?

- No!

- Well what the hell

is it anyway?

Honestly, Jeff,

I told you about it.

Are you not aware what a

hermaphrodite is?

- Don't you have work to

do for the eleven besides

being a pain in the ass?

- Nope.

I saw the logo.

- Oh, you saw the logo?

- I saw the logo!

- Okay, great.

- Yes. I interviewed for

a position at CNN.

-What? Why?

- Why the hell would you

want to work for a station

that only does the news?

I need

all three of these, actually.

- I mean, 24/7!

- She needs those!

Do you know what

that's going to do to

our social life?

- Our social life?

- Yes!

- Here you go. I double-

checked those for ya.

We are number one.

Why would you want to

leave a good thing?

- Did you see the first

hour of CNN back in June?

- Do you know what

they covered in

the first half hour alone?

- Was it during dynasty?

I'll tell ya. They covered

the assassination attempt

of Vernon Jordan, the Lax

Faa safety standards,

and a presidential address

from Jimmy Carter.

Not only are they covering

good stories, but they

are doing it live.

- So this was during dynasty?

- Exactly.

- When was the last

time you had a live

presidential address

on the eleven?

On the six for that matter?

- It doesn't make sense.

There's a line out the door

for your job!

- We used to cover stories

that drove social change.

Now, we're just covering

stories that drive advertising.

Not really with that, so...

I would love to explain

further but I gotta book it.

- What, you gotta go to

the Freddie Mercury

look-a-like contest your

taking your date to?

- Is that where you're coming

for the eleven?

Is that your lead story?

- We haven't decided yet.

- How'd you know I had a date?

- Every time you try and

impress a woman, you do

this thing.

You go for cash but it comes

out like... cruisin'.

- Jeff, have a good one.

Phil, I'll have your

mother home by, what,

is one good? One's good.

- No, she gets sleepy

by midnight, Alan.

- Good, so 11:
59 it is.

Oh, hey, and Phil?

Seriously, come here.

- And... here it is.

- Come on, it's a power

struggle. Get over here.

- Yes, Alan, what could

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes